VAGUS VACATION Winter Solstice Calm: yoga, circle, ecstatic dance, sound-bath w acupuncture
Schedule
Sat, 20 Dec, 2025 at 06:00 pm
Location
Church of Truth | Victoria, BC
Yoga, Solstice circle, nervous system strategies, ecstatic dance and an hourlong sound-bath with acupuncture. Popular!!... Book early.Dance in the still-point, on the longest night of the year, together in community. You are warmly invited to join us on Sat. Dec. 20th, from 6-9:30pm. We'll practice yoga; gather in circle; chat about the meanng & gifts of this winter solstice time in our own lives and across cultures; practice vagal toning & parasympathetic nervous system strategies; then share a healing & releasing ecstatic dance wave, ending in an hour-long sound bath with acupuncture. Soooo good. You can listen on the indoor speaker system or wear our silent disco headsets and control your own volume (with the added option of being able to dance indoors in the sanctuary & outdoors at Fisherman's Wharf.) Limited to 30 spots. These full nervous system reset events sell out, so we recommend you reserve early... and we offer an early bird discount too.
ENERGY EXCHANGE:
$44- Early Bird Tickets, until Sat. Dec 13th, 11:59 pm
$55-Advance Tickets, until Sat. Dec 20th, 4pm
$66- from 4pm Sat Dec 20 & at the Door if there are still spots remaining
WAYS TO RESERVE A SPOT:
-by e-transfer to [email protected](please write "SOLSTICE " and a way to contact you in your e-transfer message (in case of updates)
-or reserve here on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ca/o/silent-dj-victoria-31599471691
BRING:
Lots of water, a mug for rooibos chai with oat milk, warm layers, yoga mat, blanket, pillows, eye mask if you like. There are a few pillows & yoga mats available at the venue.
FLOW OF EVENING:
6-7pm- Solstice Stillpoint Yoga
7:00- ambient music for bio break & warmup
7:15- Solstice circle & spiral dance
7:30- ecstatic dance wave
8:30- sound-bath with optional acupuncture
9:30-closing
We can wait to share this with you!
Mary, Alyria, Julia, Otis & Brttany
BIOS
MARY (she/her)- is the founder of Collective Joy Dance & Events and Silent DJ Victoria and is a passionate dance facilitator, community builder, connector, and mindfulness teacher. Using her collective skills and training, she creates events that foster freedom, magic, joy, healing, connection, and space for authentic expression through movement. Mary trained as a certified Dance Your Abilities instructor, Dance as Medicine facilitator, and MMTCP-certified mindfulness meditation teacher, studying with Jack Kornfield & Tara Brach. She has a B.A. in Psychology, Kinesiology, & Contemporary Dance and is a lifelong dancer with a background in Cecchetti ballet, contemporary dance, Authentic Movement, ecstatic dance, and 5Rhythms®. Mary finds refuge in ecstatic dance, meditation, circling with others, and time in the wild. @silentdjvictoria
ALYRIA (she/they)- is the founder of Rainbow Vibrations Canada and is an intuitive, energy worker, Reiki master, and certified sound therapist. They also run a business selling crystal sound bowls. Alyria believes in life-long learning and recently studied soul singing. They delight in merging sound & song with other modalities to craft bespoke healing experiences. Each session resembles a spa retreat for the soul offering inner peace, balance, pain management, stress relief, and more. @rainbowvibrationscanada
BRITTANY
Hello! I am delighted to be sharing yoga with you during Winter Solstice! Yoga has been such a non-negotiable practice in my daily life for many years now, and it feels only natural to share its benefits in community. After moving to Victoria in 2016, I did my teacher training at Ajna Yoga and have since been offering classes indoors, outdoors, by donation, at community events, privately, wherever the calling! My offerings are a blend of Hatha asanas, pranayama, mindfulness and a good dose of Qi Gong! I am excited to join you on the 20th with Mary!
JULIA SEVITT & OTIS BELL- ACUPUNCTURE
Julia is an acupuncturist, astrologer & community builder creating home on the territory of the Lək̓ʷəŋən and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples (Victoria, BC). She has been forging a path of healing for the past 20 years, amidst the turbulent waters of our times. Her roots are in Eastern medicine which offer her a grounded understanding of how to work with the elements & vital energy flows in the body. Julia has also immersed herself in the Taoist arts of Qi gong and meditation for the past 15 years and shares the merits of her practice with her patients & students. She is trained in Thai massage, Authentic Relating, clown, storytelling and dance. She loves to weave these modalities into her practice and meet people where they are at in a multidisciplinary approach. Julia spends most of her free time studying astrology, exploring the coast, and playing music.
Otis Bell is an acupuncturist and cultural medicine practitioner whose work bridges ancient healing and modern embodiment. Their practice invites harmony between body, spirit, and the living wisdom of nature.
Where is it happening?
Church of Truth, 111 Superior St,Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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